HUMAN OR MACHINE? A.I. EXPERTS REPORTEDLY PASS THE 'TURING TEST'

Which of the following best describes a central idea of the article?

• Eugene is the first step towards artificial intelligence

• The success of Eugene officially passing the Turing Test marks the beginning of a new era in science and philosophy

• The success of Eugene challenges the philosophical idea of the self and of consciousness.

• Alan Turing’s legacy in the field of technology and AI culminates in the success of Eugene.

What does the term “interlocutor” most closely mean as used in paragraph 1?

• One who is gullible and easily tricked

• One who takes part in a conversation

• One who pretends to be something they are not

• One who exceeds limits or expectations

Which phrase from the text best helps you understand the meaning of “interlocutor”

• “masquerading”

• “technological and philosophical threshold”

• “fooled”

• “conversing”

Which of the following best summarizes the advantage(s) of the program’s teen persona?

• Eugene’s odd speech patterns may resemble that of an inexperienced teenager.

• Poor manners in conversation can be explained as those befitting a teenager.

• Eugene can claim to know everything but still not know everything, a behavior which may fit better as a teenager, thus making him/it more believably human.

• . With this teenage persona, Eugene has a greater license to fault and thus makes him more approachable to the human judges.

According to the article, the Turing Test measures…

• whether people can communicate with machines online.

• if a machine can trick a person into thinking that they are communicating with another human.

• whether or not machines can communicate with humans.

• if a person can fool a machine into thinking they are communicating.

What did Eugene demonstrate?

• that a human could form a friendship online

• that Eugene Goostman could communicate via text message

• that human beings could communicate with a computer

• that a computer program could communicate like a human being

Warwick considers Eugene…

• the only program to truly pass the Turing Test, because the conversation topics were not pre-planned.

• the only program to ever pass the Turing Test, because the conversation topics were pre-planned.

• one of the many programs that did not pass the Turing Test, because the conversation topics were pre-planned.

• a failure because the server was easily overloaded.

What do the scientists believe influenced the outcome of the experiment?

• the fact that Eugene knew everything

• the participants in the research study

• the believability of Eugene’s personality

• Eugene’s intellectual conversation skills